Push-back curtain and drapery hook



Apmfi M, 1936. c. P. TAYLOR 2,037,09&

PUSH-BACK CURTAIN AND DRAPERY HOOK Filed Marph 13, 1955 j 3 IN VEN TOR.

. Cons/ange I fay/or A TTORNEYS.

Patented Apr. 14, 1936 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE PUSH-BACK CURTAIN AND DRAPERY HOOK 1 Claim.

The invention relates to hooks for draping curtains and various other draperies, and has for its main object to provide a device which may readily and conveniently be swung into place when it is decided to drape the curtains or other draperies over it, and which when, not in use, may be folded up against the surface on which secured.

Another object is to provide a hook of this type which is adjustable as to length, so as to accommodate all kinds of curtains and draperies. A still further object is to provide a device, of artistic appearance and simple construction, which can be adjusted with a minimum expenditure of labor, and which can be manufactured and sold at a comparatively low cost.

These and various other objects and advantages will be readily understood from the following description and from the accompanying drawing of preferred embodiments in which, however, certain modifications may be made without departing from the scope of the appended claim. In the drawing Fig. 1 is a side elevation of the drapery hook, shown in its operative position;

Fig. 2 is a top View of same;

Fig. 3 is another side view showing the hook in its inoperative position;

Fig. 4 is a side elevation of a somewhat modified hook; and

Fig. 5 is a top view of Fig. 4.

Referring first to Figs. 1, 2, and 3, the device consists of a base III to which a tubular arm I I is pivotally connected by means of a rivet I2. A member I3 is slidingly mounted in the arm II and provided at its extreme outer end with an upwardly,'and preferably sidewardly offset, hook I4. The member I3 is provided with an elongated slot I5 in which a detent I6, formed on the end of the arm II, engages. This detent limits the telescoping movement of the member I3. A pin I'I holds the arm II in a horizontal position when in operative use. The base is secured to any desired support by a plurality of screws I8.

In the modification shown in Figs. 4 and 5, a base is shown at I9 and this base is provided with a bifurcated bearing 20 in which a hook 2| is pivotally mounted on a pin 22. The lower rearward corner 23 of the hook is so constructed as to abut against the bottom of the slot in the bearing 20 and thus hold the hook in a horizontal position when in operative use. 5

The device is employed in the following manner. The embodiment shown in Figs. 1, 2 and 3 is adapted to have its base secured to the side of a casement, as for example, the easement of a window. When not in use the hook is swung to 10 the vertical position shown in Fig. 3, in which position it is practically hidden by the easement. When it is desired to drape the curtains, the hook is swung to the position shown in Fig. 1 and the curtains draped over the arm, the hook I3 being moved in or out in the arm II to suit the curtains.

The embodiment shown in Figs. 4 and 5, is adapted to be placed on the front side of a casing and can likewise be swung up against the casing in a vertical position when not in use. It will of course, be evident that the device shown in Figs.

4 and 5 may be made adjustable, as is the device shown in Figs. 1 to 3, or vice versa, that the device shown in Figs. 1 to 3 may have the hook made in one piece.

From the foregoing it will be seen that this device provides a simple and inexpensive means for draping curtains and draperies of all kinds and that, when not in use, it may be folded to a position in which it is practically unnoticed.

Having described my invention and its objects what I claim as new and wish to protect by Letters Patent is:

In a drapery hook of the class described, a base for securing the device to an object, a tubular arm pivotally secured to said base, an extension arm slidingly mounted in said tubular arm, an upwardly and sidewardly extending hook formed on the outer end of the extension arm to prevent displacement of the draperies placed on the device, means for holding the arms in a horizontal position, a slot formed axially in the extension arm, and a detent formed on the tubular arm and engaged in the said slot to limit the movement of the extension arm.

CONSTANCE P. TAYLOR. 

